Re: UN ships online eh?

Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
> I initially took it to mean one icon = one shot, but wondered about 
> that when this discussion began. From an operational POV, I have to 
> wonder why the UNSC would put weapons like that on ships like the Sol 
> class, types which are intended for extended cruises. I can see them 
> using such weapons in ships which, say, cruise around Core World
space, 
> but on their long-range stuff? Hope they have really, really good 
> supply lines...
> 

Easy enough to PSB though.  The use of the word torpedo suggests that 
they aren't single-shot.  However as suggested, they may not be 
reloadable during a battle.  Possible options include:

Assume the antimatter is generated onboard, however it requires either a

substantial proportion of the ships energy budget to do so; or the 
main-drive/reactor must be run in a configuration incompatible with 
normal thrust.	The AMT limit on the SSD would represent the anti-matter

storage capacity.

If it takes anytime for AMT's to be prepared, perhaps missles are preped

in anticpation of battle; possibly to be jetisoned if unused (hard to 
safely dispose of anti-matter onboard).  In this case the AMT's listed 
on the SSD would represent the 'primed storage' capacity.

Note that both cases provide additional fodder for scenarios where an 
AMT equiped UN ship is ambushed while prepping or restocking it's AMT 
supply.  The latter also provides for emergency jetisoning on a 
threshold check if AMT's should require a minor disadvantage for tuning.

ie. AMT's would not be repairable (the torp's have been jetisoned, and 
even if you repair the tubes, they can't be restocked without leaving 
the battle).

Just some options, PSB is fun ;)

Andrae

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